#mines

A very small cause which escapes our notice determines a considerable effect that we cannot fail to see, and then we say that the effect is due to chance. ↗

— Henri Poincare

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Emphasis on the common emotive or affective origins of music and words in the first cries of humankind undermines words. ↗

— Jean Philippe Rameau

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Architecture and building is about how you get around the obstacles that are presented to you. That sometimes determines how successful you'll be: How good are you at going around obstacles? ↗

— Jeremy Renner

#architecture #around #building #determines #get

Gold and silver are no doubt subject to fluctuations, from the discovery of new and more abundant mines; but such discoveries are rare, and their effects, though powerful, are limited to periods of comparatively short duration. ↗

— David Ricardo

#comparatively #discoveries #discovery #doubt #duration

The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives. ↗

— Tony Robbins

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It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go. ↗

— Jim Rohn

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Your philosophy determines whether you will go for the disciplines or continue the errors. ↗

— Jim Rohn

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I am the granddaughter of a Welsh coal miner who was determined that his kids get out of the mines. My dad got his first job when he was six years old, in a little village in Wales called Nantyffyllon, cleaning bottles at the Colliers Arms. ↗

— Ann Romney

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The awareness that health is dependent upon habits that we control makes us the first generation in history that to a large extent determines its own destiny. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

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A good bassist determines the direction of any band. ↗

— Ron Carter

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